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Registration And Licensing Through A Single Portal – ‘Silpasathi’ In West Bengal

By - Kunal Mansharamani on February 2, 2023

The Government of West Bengal vide its notification dated December 28, 2022 has made it compulsory for all applications for registrations and licenses under various labour legislations through a single state window ‘Silpasathi’ portal[1]. (www.silpasathi.wb.gov.in) .

This portal will have the provisions for investors to obtain licenses/registrations/approvals/ no-objection certificates online for setting up industries and operation of business in the state.

The following 13 (Thirteen) services shall exclusively be integrated in the portal: 

  1. License under the Factories Act, 1948
  2. Auto renewal of license under the Factories Act, 1948; 
  3. Approval of plan and permission to construct/extend/or take into use any building as a factory under the Factories Act, 1948; 
  4. Registration of boilers manufactures under the Boilers Act, 1923; 
  5. Renewal of registration of boilers manufactures under the Boilers Act, 1923; 
  6. Registration of boilers under the Boilers Act, 1923
  7.  Renewal of registration of boilers under the Boilers Act, 1923; 
  8. License for contractors under the provision of the Contracts Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970; 
  9. Auto renewal of license for contractors under provision of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970; 
  10.  Registration under the Shops and Establishment Act, 1963; 
  11. Registration of principal employer’s establishment under provision of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970;  
  12. Registration under the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996; and 
  13. Registration of principal employer’s establishment under the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979.

All the applications shall be submitted to the portal from January 1, 2023 and any licenses, approvals, registrations shall be issued from the concerned departments.


[1] https://wblc.gov.in/sites/default/files/contentpdf/Signed%20Notification%20for%20Departmental%20services%20to%20deliver%20mandatory%20through%20Silpasathi%20portal.pdf


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